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Oxwich Castle Dovecot

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NPRN37628
Map ReferenceSS48NE
Grid ReferenceSS4977486319
Unitary (Local) AuthoritySwansea
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityPenrice
Type Of SiteDOVECOTE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
NAR SS48NE31
Circular dovecot, c.5.3m in diameter, with slabbed roof; in ruins.
(source: RCAHMW 1981 (Glamorgan 3.1), 75)
Associated with:
Oxwich Castle (Nprn19554).
RCAHMW AP94-CS 0660-1
RCAHMW AP955112/45-7
J.Wiles 04.03.04

The dovecote lies to the NE of, and adjacent to, the East Block of Oxwich Castle. Its west half and its former domed roof have collapsed. The structure is entered on the east side by a doorway with segmented head and contains a series of nesting holes in eleven layers. It is believed to be contemporary with the nearby early sixteenth century buildings.

RCAHMW, Glamorgan Inventory, vol.3i (1981), p.75

David Leighton, RCAHMW, 22 October 2007